Distillation

dis-till a'-shun, s. the act of distilling; that which distils; the proce of extracting spirit from a substance by means of evaporation and subsequent condensation into drops; the proce of obtaining substance pure,or of refining by that means; rectification; the substance obtained by distilling. Dry distillation, the distillation of substances per se, or without the addition of water. Destructive distillation, the distillation of substances at very high temperatures, so that the ultimate elements are separated or evolved in new combinations. Fractional distillation, the separating of the volatile elements of a compound by so moderating the heat that the more volatile shall be distilled off in succe ion from the le